Date of Award
8-1971
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Forestry (MF)
Department
Forestry
Abstract
Two pulp mill effluents, NaOH extraction water from the pulp bleaching process and water from the chlorination step of the pulp bleaching process, were applied to jars containing three East Texas soils. Carbon dioxide evolution was then measured with an infrared gas analyzer to determine the effect of the effluents on the respiration of soil microorganisms. The relationship between effluent treatments was not statistically significant, though detrimental effects were observed in the heavier soil. Irrigation of clays and clay loams with the effluent is not recommended. Irrigation of sandy soils should be possible if there is no danger of sub-surface water contamination.
Repository Citation
Morris, John C., "The Effect of Pulp Mill Effluents on the Carbon Dioxide Evolution of Three East Texas Soils" (1971). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 24.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/24
